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India have named a strong squad as vice-captain Rohit Sharma comes back after being rested for the T20Is against Sri Lanka and Navdeep Saini has also been included after good performances in the recently concluded series. Australia, on the other hand, have called up Marnus Labuschagne, who is certain to make his ODI debut.
India will face their toughest test in the New Year as the visitors are in a good form as they recently swept aside New Zealand 3-0 in a three-match Test Series. For fans of Dream11 fantasy game, here are some tips and team suggestions so you can build a strong team for India vs Australia 1st ODI 2020 clash.
According to a report from ESPN, ATK and Mohun Bagan are all set to join forces as the clubs have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the official announcement could be made in the coming days. However, the details about the merged entity will only be fully known once the merger is made public.
Sania Mirza made her return to competitive tennis after almost two years away from the game with an impressive win in the ongoing Hobart International in the women’s doubles category. The former World No 1 and her partner Nadiia Kichenok defeated Oksana Kalashnikova and Miyu Kato 2-6, 7-6 (10-3) to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Karthikeyan’s interest in motorsport began from an early age has his father was a former Indian national rally champion winning the South Indian Rally seven times. He made his Formula One debut in 2005 with the Jordan team. On the occasion of his birthday, we take a look at some lesser-known facts about the F1 driver.
Ernesto Valverde has parted ways with Barcelona after a somewhat mixed spell of over two years at the club. The Basque manager was successful in the domestic competition as he won two La Liga’s and a Copa Del Rey during his stint but at the same time suffered two embarrassing exits from the Champions League. Quique Setien has been appointed as new manager until 2022.
Rajasthan Royals quoted an ICC tweet of the first look of Japan’s Under-19 cricket team’s kit as they captioned their post 'Some would say it looks....Royal'. The former IPL winners were certainly fascinated by Japan’s pink kit as it resembles the outfit they donned for the first time in the 2019 Indian Premier League season.
According to famous sports journalist Nicolo Schira, Manchester United have struck a deal with the Portuguese’s agent which will see Fernandes sign with the club until 2025. Red Devil’s search of a new playmaker has led them to Bruno Fernandes who has 22 goal contributions in 23 games so far in the season.
Luis Suarez has been playing with a slight discomfort for quite some time now as in last May, the Barcelona forward missed the last two league games if the season and the Spanish cup final against Valencia, to have an operation on his right knee so he could be fit to play for Uruguay in the Copa America 2019.
According to reports by Cricbuzz on January 13, 2020 (Monday), Pravin Tambe will be ineligible to participate in the upcoming IPL season after violating BCCI guidelines. The new IPL chairman, Brijesh Patel confirmed about Tambe’s unavailability to the Indian news website. The 48-year-old burst onto the scene in 2013-14 Champions League T20 where he played for Rajashtan Royals.
Yokohoma FC announced on Saturday that they have renewed 52-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura's contract by one-year as the Japanese footballer enters his 35th professional season. The forward has played for some big-name clubs in world football such as Santos, Palmeiras, Genoa and Dinamo Zagreb but has been at the Japanese club since 2005.
In a press conference after the dominating win against Villa, Man City boss Pep Guardiola was asked whether Aguero was the best forward he had worked with, but the former Barcelona manager pointed out that he has coached Lionel Messi and the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is the best player he has managed. ‘The best is Messi’ Guardiola said.
This will be the first clash in the knockout stages of the tournament as the winners of the match will face the winners of the game between Khulna Tigers and Rajshahi Royals as they meet later in the day. Meanwhile, fans searching for the live streaming of Chattogram Challengers vs Dhaka Platoon eliminator game in BPL 7 can scroll down below for more details.
It was a good day for Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero as he broke Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer’s records in a 6-1 thumping of Aston Villa. The Argentine broke Henry’s record of 175 goals for Arsenal and also went past Alan Shearer as he netted his 12th hat-trick in England’s top flight. Aguero now on 177 goals, achieved this feat in his 255th game for City.
With the return of Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson has been dropped from the squad as he recently played in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka. Hardik Pandya has not played for India since September 2019 and his comeback is delayed after he failed the fitness test ahead of India A’s departure for New Zealand.
Firmino scored the only goal in the game against Spurs but the Brazilian international was in a dejected mood after the final whistle, according to Jurgen Klopp. 'When I went to him to give him a hug after the game, he said to me I know I should have scored more goals' the German said. 'That's absolutely not what I wanted to say!
Thiago, Lionel Messi’s oldest son scored a brilliant goal for Barcelona’s youth teams and the video has gone viral on various social media websites. The Argentine superstar has already said on more than one occasions that he will not force his kids to play football however the eldest one might have his priorities clear.
Both teams were fantastic in their semi-final clashes as Real Madrid got the better of Valencia 3-1 while Atletico came from behind to beat Barcelona 3-2. So ahead of this all-important Madrid Derby in the Spanish Super Cup, we take a look at some of the players who could make a huge impact on the match.
David Ospina was guilty of making a calamitous error in Lazio vs Napoli clash as the Columbian shot-stopper gifted the third-placed team a crucial 1-0 win. In the 82nd minute of the game, Ospina was hurried by Immobile into a mistake before scoring the games only goal. This was Immobile's 20th strike in Serie A this season.
Manchester City are chasing a top-two spot, Aston Villa are struggling in the lower regions of the table and are just one point ahead of 18th place Bournemouth. Meanwhile, fans searching for live streaming of Aston Villa vs Manchester City clash in EPL 2019-20 can scroll down below for more details.